September 2004 - Posts
ACTIVE TEACHING LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP On Friday September 17th the Middlesex Community College Behavioral Science Department hosted a workshop on using computer—based technologies to teach Psychology. The presenters, faculty and staff from Prince
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Tomorrows-Professor is a listserv that forwards selected articles on teaching and learning to your e-mail twice weekly. According to listserv editor Rick Reis of Stanford University "The Listserv seeks to foster a diverse, world-wide teaching and learning
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The "PER" in COPPER stands for "Pooling Educational Resources." We have an opportunity to do just that by responding to a request for examples of colleges or universities that have created a new college within the existing college . Typically, the new
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Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. --I Ching
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Thanks to Judith Kamber (NECC) for forwarding the following resource on service learning: Anker Publishing has just released - Public Work and the Academy: An Academic Administrator’s Guide to Civic Engagement and Service-Learning Mark Langseth & William
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Colleges That Change Lives i s a book and website created by author Loren Pope, former education editor for The New York Times , and currently Director of the College Placement Bureau. Designed primarily as a guide for high school students, their parents,
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Our COPPER weblog is an open website which allows for the posting and discussion of ideas and resources on a range of teaching and learning issues in support of our SoTL community. While we always welcome interested visitors, we are particularly intrigued
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Responding to a student call for change in the structure of first year seminars, a group of faculty and staff worked together through the spring and summer to develop a new set of seminars designed to help first year students make the transition to the
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Three years ago, after consulting with a number of community partners working with the PMC Community Health Care program, two academic programs (Social & Political Systems and Psychology) each made the decision to infuse their respective research methods
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At Pine Manor College, every student receives comprehensive advising through our Portfolio Learning Program. Each woman entering the College is assigned to a First Year Experience Seminar (FYES) of 12-15 students. Each FYES, led by faculty members and
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At the 2004 AAHE Summer Academy held in July, COPPER representatives agreed that each member institution would guest host the blog for a week on a rotating basis. This week marks the first guest hosting by Pine Manor College. Today's entry offers a quick
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Thanks to Judith Kamber from NECC for passing along information regarding the following opportunity for those of you interested in developing and sustaining learning communities. "The Atlantic Center for Learning Communities plans retreats for faculty
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